1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 41634

Dataset description: Benthic habitats of the coral reef ecosystem on the south shore of Moloka'i

A benthic habitat polygon coverage has been created of the coral reef ecosystem on the south shore of Moloka'i. Polygons were hand-digitized from visual interpretation of aerial photography and SHOALS bathymetry data. We also utilized in situ knowledge from towed instruments, underwater photography and videography, and diver and snorkeler observations. The polygons have attributes for Main Structure/Substrate, Dominant Structure/Substrate, Major Biological Cover, Percent of Major Biological Cover, Reef Zone, and Unique ID, and measurements of acreage, area (m2) and perimeter (m) of each polygon.
Version1
Keywordssea-floor characteristics, geospatial datasets, habitats, marine ecosystems, benthic ecosystems
Data typesGround Truthing
FormatShapefile
Amount3.8 MB

Contacts

Contact
Susan Cochran
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Location of materials and files

Public files
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/pcmsc/SeriesReports/OFR/OFR_2005-1070/mkk_benthic_habitats.shp.xml
Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2002-027-FABottom platform
Platform deployed to the ocean floor that can have several instruments attached to it.
A103HWunderwatercamera
box corer camera
A101MKvideo camera
2000-022-FA
2001-014-FA